Perhaps some people shouldn't win the lotto...

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Powerball Winner Robbed Twice in a Week
Powerball Winner Robbed Twice in a Week
Thu Mar 11, 6:18 PM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo!

WINFIELD, W.Va. - The man who won the largest single lottery jackpot in U.S. history has had a run of bad luck this week: He's been robbed twice and sued.

Police said the business office of Jack Whittaker, who hit the $314.9 million Powerball jackpot on Christmas 2002, was broken into Tuesday and $2,000 was taken.

On Thursday, Whittaker's vehicle at his home was broken into and property was stolen. State Police spokesman Sgt. Jay Powers said he could not release details.

No arrests have been made.

Earlier in the week, Whittaker was sued by an employee of a Cross Lanes racetrack and casino who alleged he assaulted her in March 2003. He has not responded to the civil suit, and has not been charged with any crime.

In January, in separate incidents, Whittaker was charged with threatening to kill the manager of a bar and with drunken driving. Both cases are pending.

Also in January, his vehicle was broken into and $100,000 was taken. No arrests were made.


In August, Whittaker was allegedly drugged while at a strip club and a briefcase with more than $500,000 was stolen from his vehicle. The money was recovered and two club employees were arrested.

What I would like to know is what kind of person carries around 100,000 dollars or 500,000 dollars in their car. I'm sure their are better places to put that cash. Imagine how much cash he keeps under his bed or stuffed in his pillow. LOL

 

[Anubis]

who carries hundreds of thousands of $$$ around in cash?

anyway after winning $314.9 million im sure he can afford to loose that, if he took the 1/2 as cash option thatr they do he still has 157 mill to mess with - 602,000$

 

[new2AMD]

I read this earlier...I love the part about him being drugged at a strip club and then $500,000 gets taken from his car. Sounds like stuff out of the movies.

 

[DurocShark]

Win the lotto, carry all your winnings around. Then tell me where you're hanging out...

Yeah, this guy's a 'tard.

 

[maziwanka]

hahaha. oh man...

 

[Viper GTS]

I actually had high hopes for this guy, considering he had already built a multi-million dollar company.

Oh well.

Viper GTS

 

[Czesia]

Wow, that's a lot of money. Just think of the possibilities...!

 

[StageLeft]

Generally people who play the lotto are stupid and among the lower class uneducated, which is sad because then when they win they're also less capable than somebody higher on the pecking order than they to handle the new found wealth. IIRC the happiness of the average lotto winner goes down not long after they win as compared to their pre-winning wealth.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Generally people who play the lotto are stupid and among the lower class uneducated, which is sad because then when they win they're also less capable than somebody higher on the pecking order than they to handle the new found wealth. IIRC the happiness of the average lotto winner goes down not long after they win as compared to their pre-winning wealth.

man your all sorts of pissed off today arnt you

 

[gistech1978]

i think with that kind of money i would hire some security guards.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Generally people who play the lotto are stupid and among the lower class uneducated, which is sad because then when they win they're also less capable than somebody higher on the pecking order than they to handle the new found wealth. IIRC the happiness of the average lotto winner goes down not long after they win as compared to their pre-winning wealth.

man your all sorts of pissed off today arnt you

Not really, though if I do come off that way on OT today maybe I've got seething anger that I'm not consciously aware of.

 

[PunDogg]

you have hundreds of thousands of dollars in your car, what are you expecting jeez

Dogg

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Generally people who play the lotto are stupid and among the lower class uneducated, which is sad because then when they win they're also less capable than somebody higher on the pecking order than they to handle the new found wealth. IIRC the happiness of the average lotto winner goes down not long after they win as compared to their pre-winning wealth.

1/2 of all lotto winners of over $1M go bankrupt in 5 years or less. they didn't know how to handle the new found wealth.

 

[ScottyB]

So sad. He could have bought 157,000 $1,000 whores.

 

[ScottyB]

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Generally people who play the lotto are stupid and among the lower class uneducated, which is sad because then when they win they're also less capable than somebody higher on the pecking order than they to handle the new found wealth. IIRC the happiness of the average lotto winner goes down not long after they win as compared to their pre-winning wealth.

1/2 of all lotto winners of over $1M go bankrupt in 5 years or less. they didn't know how to handle the new found wealth.

They need to take the cash over the 20 years so they don't screw themselves, but they get too greedy.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Generally people who play the lotto are stupid and among the lower class uneducated, which is sad because then when they win they're also less capable than somebody higher on the pecking order than they to handle the new found wealth. IIRC the happiness of the average lotto winner goes down not long after they win as compared to their pre-winning wealth.

1/2 of all lotto winners of over $1M go bankrupt in 5 years or less. they didn't know how to handle the new found wealth.

PWNED. Stupid bastards.

Sometimes I think that if most people had even half the common sense that I do the world would be a much better place

 

[Aharami]

can i have some of that money?